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10	-> ''"Aww, you sneeze like a kitten."''
11	-->-- '''Mabel Pines''' reacting to Dipper's sneeze, ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]"
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13	This trope is about sneezes that are clearly intended to be seen as cute, either InUniverse or by the audience. Characters who do this are often cute themselves. If they are not, it can be embarrassing, especially for a character who often tries to act manly or mature.
14	Could be considered the opposite of SneezeOfDoom in that those are destructive and usually loud, and thus get negative reactions.
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16	!!Examples:
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18	[[foldercontrol]]
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20	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
21	* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Osaka gets very quiet little sneezes that just sound like she's saying "''ehhh''-cho" and make Kagura burst into laughter.
22	-->'''Tomo:''' Hayfever looks like fun!
23	* ''Manga/LuckyStar'': Miyuki has incredibly gentle sneezes. On the other hand, Konata's sneezes are loud and exaggerated.
24	[[/folder]]
25
26	[[folder:Fan Works]]
27	* In the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' fanfiction ''Under the Weather'', Velma is suffering from what appears to be the flu (it causes both sneezing and stomach pain). She notes that while she's been told she has a cute sneeze, she's bored of hearing it so often.
28	* ''Fanfic/RoamSpringa'': In [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/406527/1/roam-springa/chapter-1-piece-of-cake the first chapter]]:
29	-->And the sun chose that moment to make it up to my eyes. "Hi-choo!" I wiped my nose, which of course meant I had to wash my hooves\ ore handling food again. Then another high-pitched sneeze followed.\
30	"My word, you are adorable!" Cup Cake said.\
31	By lunchtime, I'd made over sixty-five bits in tips.
32	[[/folder]]
33
34	[[folder:Film – Animated]]
35	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', Baby Simba sneezes in a cute way when Rafiki sprinkles dust on him. His parents' smiles show just how cute they think it is.
36	* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': After Babytooth is thrown off a cliff, Jack asks her if she is O.K. She nods and then sneezes. Since she is a tiny fairy, it is very cute.
37	[[/folder]]
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39	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
40	* ''Series/{{Community}}'': LovableJock Troy Barnes has a secret: he sneezes like a cute little girl, a fact he's ashamed about. He goes so far as to get lessons on giving a powerful sneeze from Pierce in a SenseiForScoundrels scenario.
41	--> '''Jeff''': Hey! Troy sneezes [[GenderedInsult like a girl!]]
42	--> '''Troy''': ''And how 'bout I [[AccidentalInnuendo pound you like a boy]]''--[[ThatCameOutWrong that didn't come out right.]]
43	* In an episode of ''Series/TheWonderYears'', Kevin meets a girl with a [[GagNose comedically large nose]]. At one point, she's about to sneeze, and [[SneezeOfDoom everyone braces themselves for the worst]], but instead, she does a very petit sneeze, causing everyone to laugh once she leaves, including Winnie, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny who initially chided everyone for laughing at her.]]
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder: Video Games]]
47	* Maya Fey from the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' trilogy has this. Just ask Moe the clown.
48	* Jann from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' is noted to have "adorable little sneezes" in his roster file.
49	[[/folder]]
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51	[[folder: Webcomics]]
52	* ''Webcomic/FauxPas'': While visiting the Green Mountain Studio Animals ranch, the vixen Cindy contracts a head cold. The hen Myrtle is mildly jealous that Cindy's naive cuteness has caught handsome Randy's attention. When Cindy prepares to sneeze in strip #150, three "ahh"s are followed by a tiny, feminine "t'nk."
53	-->'''Myrtle''': Great. Even her sneeze is cute.
54	* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', Dale has this reaction when Marigold sneezes with a "gneep!" The comic title is "[[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2609 Kawaii Sneezu]]".
55	[[/folder]]
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57	[[folder:Web Video]]
58	* During one of WebVideo/SovietWomble's playthroughs of ''[[VideoGame/{{ARMA}} ARMA III]]'', he comes across squadmate [=KayJay=], who has ridiculously high-pitched "pixie sneezes", confusing the rest of the squad [[VocalDissonance considering he's a full-grown man.]]
59	-->'''[=KayJay=]''': It was a sneeze! Real men don't need their sneezes to sound masculine, okay?\
60	'''Womble''': Real men just fucking sneeze! Real men don't sound like a fairy having a stroke!
61	* Carrie of [[WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged Something Witty]] [[WebVideo/MyHeroAcademiaAbridged Entertainment]] regularly makes adorable kitten sneezes during the group's gaming streams. She resents the fans calling her adorable for it (even though she very blatantly is).
62	* Most [[VirtualYoutuber VTubers]] mute their mic if they feel a sneeze coming on. WebVideo/{{Shylily}} is one of a handful of exceptions, and she has a very noticeable post-sneeze [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6KVT9mCM8 squeak]].
63	[[/folder]]
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65	[[folder:Western Animation]]
66	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "Headhunters", it's revealed Dipper's sneezes are rather cute though he finds it embarrassing. In the climax, after the wax Sherlock Holmes is beaten, Dipper starts to celebrate but sneezes during so causing wax Sherlock Holmes to mock how adorable it is as he melts away with the coming sunrise, much to Dipper's chagrin.
67	* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Green Isn't Your Colour", Fluttershy sneezes from having makeup caught in her nose and the ponies doing the makeover on her marvel at how "graceful" her sneeze is.
68	** In "Top Bolt" according to Vapor Trail, her hometown voted her for "best sneeze"; a cute sneeze immediately follows.
69	* Subverted with Lil' Sneezer of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. Since he's a mouse, you would expect him to have a cute sneeze, but instead, they're [[SneezeOfDoom comparable to hurricanes]].
70	* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' did a whole episode about Panda's cute sneeze. He is embarrassed by it until Grizz posts a video of it online and he becomes famous enough that Nom-Nom, a koala internet celebrity, challenges him to a cute-off.
71	* In season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Catra is revealed to have an incredibly cute sneeze [[spoiler: following her HeelFaceTurn]], much to Adora, Glimmer, and Bow's amusement.
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Real Life]]
75	* A CuteKitten sneezing is ''adorable''.
76	[[/folder]]

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